Director, HR Business Partner - Manufacturing

About the role

This position will be instrumental in creating a positive workplace culture while fostering growth and effectiveness across operating sites and market locations. The Director, HR Business Partner – Manufacturing provides strategic leadership and guidance, drives organizational goal attainment through support and implementation of company initiatives, and oversees all aspects of Associate Relations, staffing, performance management, and other operational HR functions at a site or market level.

Office location: Kerrville Main Campus, with on-site support at Manufacturing Plants in Kerrville, TX; Comfort, TX; Hondo, TX; Fredericksburg, TX; and Corpus Christi, TX.

Responsibilities

• Enable strategic change aligned to business needs by supporting the development and implementation of workforce and human capital processes and People strategies (e.g., supporting talent aspects of organization structure changes, associate engagement and productivity).
• Participate in the development of business unit/functional strategy with specific input to workforce needs.
• Lead, inspire, encourage, and coach the immediate team while influencing positive relationships across the organization.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and teams from multiple sites to deliver HR solutions that align with strategic objectives, including talent management, performance development, engagement, employee relations, and hourly workforce planning.
• Contribute to the development of HR policies, ensuring compliance with regional and national labor laws and standards.
• Harness workforce analytics to discern actionable trends, diagnose root causes, and devise targeted interventions to accelerate organizational progress.
• Leverage industry best practices and key metrics to advise decision-making and drive performance optimization.
• Travel to manufacturing sites and/or market locations to cultivate collaboration and alignment.
• Partner with the business and HR colleagues to implement key talent initiatives, communicate the business value of HR initiatives, identify Associate needs, and manage HR program rollout to minimize business disruption.
• Function as a key point of contact providing guidance to leadership in associate relations matters.
• Oversee and manage Associate Relations, staffing, performance management, and other operational HR tasks at a site or market level.
• Work closely with assigned business leaders to assess needs for talent acquisition and onboarding; create talent management and organization effectiveness strategies and support implementation.
• Collaborate with HR Shared Services to ensure HR programs and services are delivered and achieve desired results; provide support for administrative duties as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field.
• 8 years of related experience across various subject areas within human resources, including organization effectiveness, associate relations and investigation, talent acquisition, compensation, and performance management.
• 5 years of experience serving in a leadership role.
• Strong customer orientation with client relationship skills and confirmed experience in developing consultative relationships with senior and mid-level leaders, including the ability to influence decision-makers.
• Focused approach to drive complex or multiple simultaneous projects to successful completion with agility to pivot based on business needs.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and change management across different locations and regions.
• Demonstrated understanding of the changing and dynamic workforce landscape in North American manufacturing, retail, and corporate functions, including knowledge of US employment laws and regulations.
• Financial competence: Track record of working with numbers and financial data to drive decision-making.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications and HRIS or similar systems.
• Must be able to travel to local work locations and/or markets as business need requires.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Business Administration or Human Resources.